Chapter 10

Several weeks (and countless detentions for the group) had passed since Kathy had seen her uncle's memories, and she found herself dreaming more and more of parent's she could barely remember. When Patricia Stimpson had woken her up one morning, moaning yet again about how Kathy was the worst thing that has ever happened to her, Kathy had simply muttered a spell, and gone back to sleep. What Patricia realised her perfect hair was now bubble-gum pink, her scream had woken all of Gryffindor tower. Kathy smirked at the memory, thank merlin she was a quick study and had learnt the colour changing charms within half a lesson, although she knew that she would be in trouble when Aunt Minnie heard, it was worth it.

"Dude that's so awesome!" Came a shout from down the corridor. Kathy rolled her eyes, knowing full well where the shout had come from and tucked an escaping bit of red hair back behind her ear. Sure enough, another shout followed soon after, along with the infuriated sigh of the librarian Madam Pince. Kathy groaned, realising that the shouts were coming nearer and nearer to the library, knowing that her study period would be cut short as soon as the twins arrived. She glanced at her study partner Angelina, who shrugged before going back to writing her essay on the Four Founders for History.

"What do you think they've done this time?" Ange asked her, finally giving up on the essay as her curiosity grew.

"I have a feeling Towler may have just found the dungbombs they hid." Kathy answered absently.

"Why would that upset him?"

"Well they hid them in his bed." Kathy turned to her friend smirking, "I think we'd better go and find them, if they come in here making that much noise bird-features will hex them 10 ways to Sunday." Ange laughed, agreeing with her friend, and started packing up her belongings, having been chased out of the library with her own belongings attacking her the last time she sat with the Weasley twins, she didn't want a repeat happening.

The two girls ran from the library, slap bang into peeves, who proceeded to shoot water pellets at the girls. "Peeves!" Kathy gasped as the icy cold water hit them, "Stop!"

"Now why would Peevsie want to do that?" Peeves cackled, taking aim again.

"Because..." Kathy looked desperately at Angelina... "erm..."

"Because we need you to help us prank someone." Ange shouted desperately.

Peeves paused, looking at them, "Yes," Kathy took over, "we need your help." Kathy's mind was racing, what could she ask Peeves to do?

"Why would Peevsie want to help students? Especially Iccle Firsties?" Peeves goaded, but didn't continue his torment, he was obviously intrigued.

"We want to get back at Snape for hurting Kathy." Fred's voice entered the conversation, glancing quickly at the girls.

"But we can't do it as we'll be the obvious guilty ones." George added, "He'll know it was us."

Peeves considered what they were saying, before he could answer Kathy started again. "I know you helped Dad and his mates, and we were wondering if you could give us some pointers too?"

"We're working on modifying dung bombs so that they can go off on a timer..."

"as well as other joke items..."

"We're going to own a joke shop..."

"and if you help us we will gift you anything you want from our range." Fred and George explained. Kathy winced at this, wondering just how many detentions her and her friends would serve when the staff heard about this - aiding Peeves was possibly the worst thing a student could do. To late now though, the offer had been made.

"A timer?" Peeves asked, he knew that was advanced magic, but it would be useful for him. "I won't show favouritism. I will attack you like the rest of the students." He warned, looking at them.

Lee nodded, "You have too, otherwise they'll know we work together!"

"I'm going to be visiting Myrtle tonight, let me know the plan then." With a pop, Peeves vanished, leaving 5 startled first years.

"Come on," Kathy said, "we need something to tell him. Alicia should be out of detention by now, lets go to the common room and plan."

After curfew that night, Kathy and Lee slipped out of the common room, having agreed with the others that out of everyone, if caught they were the two that were most likely to get away without too much of a point loss.

"Where are we going?" Lee hissed at Kathy.

"Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, first floor girls bathroom." Kathy breathed back.

"But that's a girls bathroom!" Lee protested, "What happens if I'm seen entering there?"

"I wouldn't worry, no one goes near Myrtles bathroom, shhh!" Kathy hissed as she heard Filch wheezing up on them. She grabbed Lee and dragged him into an alcove hidden by a suit of armour, "tego texi tectum" she hissed, and the armour shifted to hide the two of them as Filch and Mrs Norris passed them.

"Phew." Lee let out the breath he had been holding, "That was bloody close. What was that spell you used?"

"When you grow up at Hogwarts, you learn the secrets of the castle." Kathy said mysteriously, stopping outside the bathroom, before dragging Lee inside.

"Took your time didn't you?" Peeves cackled, "Was beginning to think you'd stood old Peevsie up!"

"Sorry Peeves," Kathy apologised, "We had to avoid Filch, didn't want to get caught."

Peeves cackled once more, and crossed his legs midair, as if to say "I'm listening".

Lee stepped up, "erm, hi. Well our plan is that we give you the altered dung bombs, and you hide them under Snape's chair at the Halloween feast next week. We'll have set the timer to go off halfway through the feast."

Peeves grinned widely, "I like the way you think. Maximum mess and destruction. I'll do it," He paused as if considering something, "in fact, I'll even guarantee you safe passage back to your tower, wait 10 minutes and then leave." With that, Peeves popped out of the bathroom.

A/N - Sorry for the delay, this pesky thing called work keeps getting in the way. Anyway, sorry for how this one finished, I know it's short, and I'm not overly happy with the end of this chapter, but I am so overtired I thought I'd post this, but it may change slightly, or you might get a second update this weekend continuing where I have left off.

Thank you for all the reviews, I will try and get around to replying this afternoon. And thank you for your patience.

Tigsx